Robin van Persie feels Arsenal need to improve their form against
the Premiership's supposed lesser lights if they are to mount a
title push.
The Gunners are lagging behind Manchester United and Chelsea in the
title race, but they started the festive period on a high with a
resounding 6-2 success over Blackburn.
Arsenal fell behind to Rovers before bouncing back in impressive
style and Dutch forward Van Persie is aware The Gunners need to
rack up the points against teams throughout the Premiership if they
are to put any pressure on Chelsea and United.
"It is going to be hard because Manchester United and Chelsea are
playing so well," said Van Persie when asked to comment on the
possibility of Arsenal mounting a title challenge. "They are two
fantastic sides.
"If you just look at our games against the top sides, we won
everything except Chelsea.
"So we actually had a hard time against the lower sides.
"However, if you want to be champions, you do have to win those
games."
Arsenal will get the chance to prove their credentials against the
bottom clubs when they take on Watford, live on Sky Sports 1, on
Boxing Day.